<p>How hard is it to get around a 3.7 gpa at ucsd? I’m majoring in political science/public law at Eleanor Roosevelet. I checked the stats on their website and it said the average gpa was a 3.02. Isn’t that pretty low?</p>
<p>I'm wondering about this too.. I'm gonna have to keep a 3.5 or else they'll pull my scholarship.. Some of what I hear about college classes worries me for that reason..</p>
<p>haha Im wondering the same thing, because I need to get around a 3.5 to get into a 5 year masters program.</p>
<p>Take your uw gpa take away .1 and that should be a good indicator of your college GPA.</p>
<p>No actually it depends on a number of things like the class size, the type of instruction, your interest in the major, your writing ability, and your knack for grasping abstract concepts.</p>
<p>I can tell you most students struggle with keeping up with the reading (much more important than it was in HS) and good essay writing. If you actually pay attention in class and get help if you dont' understand something you should do well on the tests. Though you will get the occasional professor that gives exceptionally hard tests, mostly in your lower-division classes, to weed out the uninterested.</p>
<p>Your GPA calculation is not like high school anymore, see chart below:</p>
<p>A+ = 4.0 A = 4.0 A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3 B = 3.0 B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3 C = 2.0 C- = 1.7
D = 1.0<br>
F = 0</p>
<p>REGULATIONS OF THE SAN DIEGO DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE </p>
<p>PART I. GENERAL REGULATIONS </p>
<ol>
<li>Grading Policy
[En 6/4/74, Rt by Assembly 12/4/75] </li>
</ol>
<p>(A) Grades and Grade Points </p>
<p>(1) The work of students will be reported in terms of the following grades: A (excellent), B (good), C (fair), D (poor), F (fail), I (incomplete), IP (in progress), P (pass), NP (not pass), S (satisfactory), U (unsatisfactory). The grades A, B, and C may be modified by plus (+) and minus (-) suffixes. [Am 2/22/83; Rt by Assembly 5/25/83] </p>
<p>(2) At the end of each quarter, the instructor of each course will assign a letter grade to each student who was enrolled in that course at the end of the ninth week of instruction on the basis of the work required for the entire course. An I grade may be assigned, if appropriate [see Regulation 500(B)]. [En 5/27/80, Rt by Assembly 3/11/81] </p>
<p>(3) For each student the Registrar will calculate a grade point average (GPA) over courses taken at any campus of the University of California, not including Extension courses. Grade points per unit will be assigned as follows: A 4, B 3, C 2, D 1, F 0. When attached to the grades B and C, plus (+) grades carry three-tenths of a grade point more per unit. The grade of A+, when awarded, represents extraordinary achievement but does not receive grade point credit beyond that received for the grade of A. When attached to the grades of A, B, and C, minus (-) grades carry three-tenths of a grade point less per unit than the unsuffixed grades. Courses in which an I, IP, P, NP, S, U, or W grade has been awarded will be disregarded in grade point calculations. A graduate student's GPA will be calculated over courses taken while in graduate standing. [Am 5/27/80, Rt by Assembly 3/11/81; Am 2/22/83, Rt by Assembly 5/25/83] </p>
<p>(B) The I Grade </p>
<p>(1) The grade I may be assigned to a student's work when the work is of non-failing quality, but is incomplete for good cause (illness, for example). The deadline for filing a request for an Incomplete shall be no later than the first working day after final examination week. An instructor may not grant a request for an Incomplete for other than such good cause. [Am 5/25/93; Am 4/23/96] </p>
<p>(2) The instructor shall make arrangements with the student for completion of the work required at the earliest possible date, but no later than the last day of the finals week in the following quarter. If not replaced by this date, the I grade will lapse into an F grade. The instructor may neither agree nor require that the student wait until the next time the course is offered in order to make up incomplete work, but must make individual arrangements for the timely completion of the work. [Am 10/25/77; Am 4/23/96] </p>
<p>(3) Except as provided under Academic Senate Regulation 634, the I grade shall be disregarded in determining a student's grade point average. </p>
<p>(C) The IP Grade </p>
<p>(1) For exceptional and compelling reasons, a course extending over more than one quarter may be authorized with the prior approval of the Committee on Educational Policy and Courses (for undergraduate courses) or the Graduate Council (for graduate courses). In such courses an evaluation of a student's performance may not be possible until the end of the final term. In such cases the instructor may assign the provisional grade IP (in progress). </p>
<p>(2) IP grades shall be replaced by final grades if the student completes the full sequence. The instructor may assign final grades, grade points, and unit credit for completed terms when the student has not completed the entire sequence provided that the instructor has a basis for assigning the grades and certifies that the course was not completed for good cause. An IP not replaced by a final grade will remain on the student's record. </p>
<p>(3) In calculating a student's grade point average, grade points and units for courses graded IP shall not be counted. However, at graduation, courses still on the record as graded IP must be treated as courses attempted in computation of the student's grade point average in assessing a student's satisfaction of Senate Regulation 634. </p>
<p>(D) The P and NP Grades </p>
<p>(1) Consistent with college policy, an undergraduate student in good academic standing may elect to be graded on a P/NP basis in a course. No more than one fourth of an undergraduate student's total UCSD course units may be in courses taken on a P/NP basis. Departments may require that courses applied toward the major be taken on a letter grade basis. [Am 5/24/77; Am 4/24/79; Am 5/26/81, Rt by Assembly 12/2/81; Am 4/27/93] </p>
<p>(2) Registration on a P/NP basis must take place before the end of the fourth week of the quarter. [Am 2/26/91] </p>
<p>(3) In any course, the minimum standard of performance for a grade of P shall be the same as the minimum for a grade of C-. [EC 2/22/77; Am 5/24/83, Rt by Assembly 5/9/84] </p>
<p>(4) Units earned with the grade of P shall be counted in satisfaction of degree requirements, but units taken on a P/NP basis shall be disregarded in determining a student's grade point average. </p>
<p>(5) An undergraduate student's work in a non-credit course shall be reported on a P/NP basis. [En 5/23/78] </p>
<p>(E) The S and U Grades </p>
<p>(1) With the approval of the Graduate Council, departments may offer graduate courses in which graduate students may be graded on an S/U basis, and courses in which graduate students shall be graded only on an S/U basis. [Am 5/24/77] </p>
<p>(2) A graduate student's work in a non-credit course may be reported on an S/U basis. [Am 5/24/77] </p>
<p>(3) With the approval of the department and the instructor concerned, a graduate student may elect to have his/her work in any undergraduate course or in a graduate course outside his/her major graded on an S/U basis. [En 5/24/77; Am 11/28/78; Am 11/28/95] </p>
<p>(4) With the approval of the department and the instructor concerned, a graduate student who has advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree may take any course on an S/U basis. [En 5/24/77; Am 5/23/78] </p>
<p>(5) The minimum standard of performance for a grade of S shall be the same as the minimum for a grade of B-. [En 5/24/77; Am 5/24/83, Rt by Assembly 5/9/84] </p>
<p>(6) Registration on an S/U basis must take place at the beginning of the quarter. </p>
<p>[(F) The NR Designation -- Repealed 4/25/95] </p>
<p>(F) The W Grade [En 5/27/80; Rt by Assembly 3/11/81] </p>
<p>(1) When a student withdraws from the University or drops a course, other than a laboratory course, between the beginning of the fifth week of instruction and the end of the ninth week of instruction of a quarter, the Registrar will assign a W to the student for each course affected. A student who drops a laboratory course after the second laboratory session will receive a W for the course. Only the Registrar may assign a W. [See Regulation 501] [Am 4/23/91] </p>
<p>(2) Courses in which a W has been entered on the student's transcript will be disregarded in determining a student's grade point average and will not be considered as courses attempted in assessing the student's satisfaction of Senate Regulation 634 for graduation. </p>
<p>(G) Blank on Student's Transcript [En 4/25/95] </p>
<p>(1) If a student's name appears on the end of quarter course list for a course, but no grade is reported, the Registrar will leave a blank for that course on the student's transcript. </p>
<p>(2) A blank which is not replaced by a grade assigned by the instructor, after one quarter on a student's record, will then be replaced by an F, NP, or U grade. </p>
<p>(H) Grade Changes </p>
<p>(a) All grades except I and IP are final when filed by an instructor in the end of term course report. However, a final grade may be corrected when a clerical or procedural error is discovered. No change of a final grade may be made on the basis of revision or augmentation of a student's work in the course. No term grade except Incomplete may be revised by further examination. No grade may be changed after one calendar year from the time the grade was recorded. [Am 4/27/76; Am 11/24/81, Rt by Assembly 5/26/82; 10/29/85]</p>
<p>omg that's harsh..</p>
<p>I'm a little confused. How do most high schools do GPA (unweighted) because my highschool does do the..</p>
<p>A+ = 4.0 A = 4.0 A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3 B = 3.0 B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3 C = 2.0 C- = 1.7
D = 1.0
F = 0</p>
<p>My Highschool is just:
A=4
B=3
C=2
D=1
F=0</p>
<p>A is usually 90-100%, but lots of teachers do 89.5-100, and I've had one that did 88.5-100 A, 78.5-88.4 B, etc</p>
<p>+'s and -'s don't count for anything.</p>
<p>I attend ucsd as an EE major. It is VERY hard to get a 3.7 gpa, even if your major is considered "easy". You will notice that As (4.0) are very hard to come by. Also, when i was in your situation i thought "oh im gonna study SUPER hard and get a 4.0 in college." However, u will find that living on campus will have many distractions and you dont want to be anti-social your first year while you make friends. I am just happy to stay above a 3.0 =)</p>
<p>hey DJdoodey,</p>
<p>how hard is it to get an A in a sociology/psychology or philosophy class? which major would be the easiest to get a high gpa? middle? and is the easiest still "VERY hard" like you say? about how many people get A's in your classes and what class are they?</p>
<p>I'm just gonna assume that it's gonna be 2x harder for a person to maintain anything above a 3.5 if they're going into a biochem major then?</p>
<p>I feel like I'm gonna die in college. If I was semi-stressed in HS, then God forbid how stressed out I'll be when I get to UCSD.</p>
<p>DJdooey, so how hard are you finding staying above a 3.0?</p>
<p>Also, if you don't mind me asking, what high school GPA did you have?</p>
<p>Also how competitive was the HS you went to?</p>
<p>I am a bioengineering major but am looking to take a premed track. For one to be competitive for med school, I would need to AT LEAST have a 3.5. How hard is it to get a 3.5 as a bioengineering major?</p>
<p>I heard classes are graded on a bell curve. How smart are the kids at UCSD. I've heard rumors that kids at UCSD are simply hardworking but not very bright. So if I was one of the smart but lazy kids in high school, I should be able to pull off a 3.5 with effort, right?</p>
<p>uhmm its not that simple. this isn't HS. i'd do more research.. i'm in the same boat n have the same Q's</p>
<p>From what I hear it's pretty easy. Then again I go to a pretty good high school. I would suggest trying to find alumni of your high school who goes there, and get their take on it.</p>
<p>I had a 4.2 in hs. Ranked 20/450. 3.2 gpa in college. Ummmm, from an average hs in san diego i guess? My hs wasnt known but its not crappy. Let me try to answer all these questions....</p>
<p>The reality is i know VERY few ppl who have above 3.5, no matter what major. In my suite (8 people) no one has above 3.5. In the girls suite next to me i think 2/8 of them have above 3.5. Over 3.5 is a pretty big deal, you get on the honors list every quarter u get a 3.5. </p>
<p>But im sure if you're EXTREMELY motivated to get above a 3.5 in BioE, then u can totally do it. However, BioEs have it the worse. They take ALL of the hard math, ALL of the hard physics, and ALL of the hard chem. Most engineers just have to take the hard physics and math, which is already hell.</p>
<p>Most ppl here take 4 classes. From my experience, physics, math, engineering, and english is a VERY heavy load and i struggle to get around a 3.5 (my goal for this last quarter). Its only the 2nd week and im already behind in the hw.</p>
<p>Engineering and math are probably the worse curve wise. Physics is ok b/c they give you weekly quizes instead of midterms. Math midterms are complete ******** b/c they give you 50 min for 4 problems to show all you know. </p>
<p>If you hear its easy, then maybe you will find it easy. I heard the average gpa for my major is 2.8-3.0. There must be some ppl above that average....good luck!</p>
<p>how many hours a day do you study/do homework??</p>
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I've heard rumors that kids at UCSD are simply hardworking but not very bright.
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<p>Hahahahah...no. Yes, there are some students of questionable intellect, but the majority really are quite smart.</p>
<p>Bioengineering is an impacted major and UCSD BioE is 2nd or 3rd [depending on the ranking] in the nation. As a result, your competition will be students equally as smart as you.</p>
<p>Can you pull off >3.5? Yes, but don't go in believing that it'll be easy. Maybe it won't be so bad your first year, but engineering does get harder.</p>
<p>:)</p>